Two-year-old Haydon Viau enjoys a visit with the Easter Bunny at the historic Oakland House in Affton on Tuesday. In addition to time spent with the friendly, furry bunny, children made an Easter bag, received a treat, petted live rabbits and took in a puppet show. The Oakland House, 7801 Genesta, was built in the […]
The NASCAR Sprint Cup 2008 season is now 5 weeks old and will now finally go on this years drivers/owners points for the reaminder of the season. With the Easter weekend break let’s take a look at the driver points heading into Martinsville.1—-Kyle Busch 782 1-pole, 1-win, 3-Top 5’s, 3-Top 10’s2—-Greg Biffle -30, 3-Top5’s, 4-Top […]
Thankfully, the Easter break isn’t too far away. To get you through until then, here are some of the newest deals and discounts around.If you’re looking for a new outfit for the bank holiday weekend, you might want to check out the sale range at Additions Direct. Many items are discounted by up to 60%.Or […]
I did a little Googling and found out that the Easter Bunny was most likely introduced into American folklore by German settlers in the 1700s. The arrival of the Oschter Haws (Easter Bunny) was as important as the arrival of Christ Kindel (Chris Kringle aka Santa Claus).Children believed if they were good, the Easter Bunny […]
On Feb. 14, the sixth-grade classes at Clive Elementary School had a poetry coffee shop. Each student was asked to choose a poem to present to the class. The poem was to be memorized and presented with appropriate expression and intonation. Students enjoyed a coffee shop atmosphere by sitting in groups at small tables with […]
Aquatic Center Spring Break ScheduleThe El Campo Aquatic Center is extending its hours for Spring Break, set for March 16-20. The ECAC will be closed Monday, March 16 as usual, and on Easter Sunday. Hours Tuesday through Friday are 6-11 a.m. and 1-7 p.m. and Saturday hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and 1-6 […]
In the Italian countryside outside Naples where MichelinaLombardi raised her young family,Easter was celebrated with pizza rustica, a savory, oven-baked pie layered with prosciutto, soppressata, pancetta, eggsand sheep’s-milk cheeses. Today Mrs. Lombardi, known as Mamma, her son Guy and his eight siblings carry on the tradition at Lombardi’s Market.The Lombardi family moved […]